Saturday, July 20, 2013

NO INTERFERENCE

33 PARTIES INCLUDING CPN MAOIST ASK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN STRONG WORDS NOT
TO INTERFERE

Kathmandu, 20 July: The bloc of 33 poll-opposing parties,
led by CPN-Maoist-led, have appealed to the international community and
diplomatic missions not to interfere in the internal matters of Nepal and
eschew supporting the purported Constituent Assembly election. The Himalayan Times
reports..

Writing an open letter on behalf of the 33 parties, CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev
Gurung expressed concerns over some foreign diplomatic missions' recent
statements over the constitution-drafting, Constituent Assembly and election.
He said doing so interfered with Nepal's internal matter and that
was against the UN charter, principles of Panchasheel and international
diplomatic norms. "At present, we all have felt the activities and
interference of international agencies," the letter said.

Saying the Constituent Assembly election was announced without political
agreement, the letter said the election cannot bail out the country from the
crisis but has invited bigger national crisis, and weakened the national
sovereignty and democracy.

Acknowledging that the Nepali people, parties and communities are divided over
the matter at present, the letter said the parties have concluded that the
foreign friends' interference does not do good to the Nepalis as well as
themselves.

"Thus, we appeal to the friendly countries and donor agencies to stop all
the support to the Constituent Assembly election at the current state of
affairs," it said, "And, we appeal to all the diplomatic agencies not
to support the election which does not ensure the new constitution but is going
to be held at the stake of national sovereignty and democratic system."

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NO PROGRESS BY SIDELINING KHAS/KSHETRIS

Kathmandu, 20 July:
The first governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank Himalaya Shumsher JBR has said
that the road to Nepal´s prosperity was difficult by playing in the
sentiments of Khas/Kshetris, RSS reports..

Addressing the first central council´s extended gathering of Joint Khas
Kshetri Unification Coordination Committee in the capital on Saturday, JBR
said that it would be unjust to the campaigners of country´s unification if
attempts were made to move ahead on the roadmaps fixed by the foreigners.

"This aspect should be kept in mind well," he cautioned. He also
said that general people have been disheartened by the expressions made by
the upper level of political parties for changing Nepal´s national flag.

He also suggested all to have due respect to those who contributed for the
country in the history.